Akita

The Last Place Was a Sake Brewery in Akita

The last place we visited during our family holiday in Akita prefecture, Japan, was a sake brewery. It was called Suzuki Sake Brewery, which makes Japanese sake called “Hideyoshi“. We chose…

Akita

Cherry Blossom Festival in Kakunodate

Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, is famous for the cherry blossoms. The peak of them in Kakunodate is from the end of April to early May, when the cherry blossoms in…

Akita

Listen to “Miraculous Piano” in Kakunodate

When we were walking in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, Japan, in the evening, a poster caught my eyes. It says “Miraculous Piano” in big letters and there was a calendar for…

Akita

The Lakeside Hotel and Katakuri (Asian fawnlily)

We stayed in a Ryokan, a Japanese style hotel, called “Katakuri no Hana (Asian fawnlily flowers) on the lakeside of Lake Tazawa in Akita prefecture, Japan. The exterior was not special, but…

Akita

Surprising Blue of Lake Tazawa

This time in Japan, we travelled to Akita Prefecture with our family. It was in the middle of special Golden Week (from the end of April to early May, when there are…

Miyako-jima

Miyako-jima Taiken Craft Village

The last place we visited on our lovely holiday in Miyako-jima, the island in Okinawa in Japan, was Taiken Craft Village, located within the Tropical Botanical Garden with a lot of subtropical…